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Keep eLearning with ASCE. As an ASCE member, you have FREE member-only access to live Webinars (each, a $249 value) designed to help you develop critical career skills. Gain valuable online training in:

• Professional and Leadership Development
• Technical Interests
• Society Event, Informational, and Training Programs
• Member Programs
• And many other areas that are critical to your success as a civil engineer

Developed by leading experts in their respective fields, our eLearning webinars will take place throughout the year at a variety of scheduled times to ensure maximum participation. In addition, you will also be able to go online to the ASCE eLearning archive and view the webinars at your convenience.

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Upcoming ASCE eLearning Webinar

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m., EST
Sustainable Solutions for Emerging Markets: Technology, Innovation & Livelihoods
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Offered by engineering 4 change and made available through ASCE’s partnership with E4C.
Developing adaptable, accessible, appropriate, and affordable products, technologies, and solutions for emerging markets is rapidly becoming a critical skill for professionals in all disciplines. Engineers, entrepreneurs, scientists, and policy-makers alike are facing a changing global landscape in which the GDP of the developing world will be surpassing that of the developed world (estimated 2016 - Economist). 76% of the world's 6 billion mobile phones are geographically in emerging markets (World Bank), and reverse innovation is increasingly becoming a normalized process for developing solutions for the western world.

Global trends demand sustainable solutions. In E4C’s June 5th webinar, Radha Basu will discuss from her uniquely credentialed perspective about how technology solutions can be fused with self-sustaining models for large, scalable, positive impact. Whether it is in mobile money, agriculture, livelihood development, medical devices, clean water, or sustainable energy, participants will discover that through a well-informed design innovation process coupled with mindful core competencies, sustainable solutions for emerging markets can be successfully pursued.

Presented by: Radha Basu, Director, Frugal Innovation Lab, Santa Clara University

 

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m., EST
Engineering High-Performance, Low-Cost Technologies to Improve Health Care in Low-Resource Communities
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Offered by engineering 4 change and made available through ASCE’s partnership with E4C. 
Presented by: Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Stanley C. Moore Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, Rice University 

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Past ASCE eLearning Webinars

Archived recordings of Webinars will remain posted for 90 days following the air date. 

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Using Low-Cost Communication and Computer Technology to Improve the Quality of Healthcare in Rural Nicaragua
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Offered by engineering 4 change and made available through ASCE’s partnership with E4C.
E4C Webinars don’t just build your expertise – they build your resume. Every E4C Webinar you attend earns a Professional Development Hour (PDH) and a Certificate of Completion. Just send an e-mail to eab-ceuadmin@ieee.org with your name, webinar title and webinar code, which is mentioned during the webinar, and the PDH certificate will be e-mailed to you within 2 business days.

This webinar will focus on the development of a telehealth system to improve the lives of rural Nicaraguans in the communities surrounding the town of Waslala in North Central Nicaragua. It will also cover the various aspects of this telehealth project, beginning with the healthcare context of the region and the limitations of providing quality healthcare to rural communities surrounding Waslala. It will then examine the nursing component of the project, which is focused on training community health workers to measure vital signs of community members. This will be followed by a discussion of the technology, software and hardware setup. The impact of the project to date will be presented and the webinar will close with future plans for the project.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn: 

• How a telehealth program was established in rural communities with very limited infrastructure

• The technical components of a telehealth system using basic cell phone and computer technology

• The many issues that are faced in setting up such a program

• The value of partnerships in sustaining such a program
    

Presenter: Dr. Pritpal Singh is Professor and Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Villanova University.
 
  

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Civil Engineering Club™: Ready to Launch! Tips for Planning, Starting, and Running a Successful Club
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This free one hour member’s only ASCE eLearning Webinar will provide ASCE members with an introduction to Civil Engineering Club - the new after-school high school club program designed to introduce students to civil engineering through hands-on activities, speakers, field trips and engineering mentors.  Members will learn the basics of reaching out to a school to form a club, steps they should take to line up volunteers, ideas for recruiting students and launching their club, and tips on how to run a successful club for a school year. Club leaders who participated in the club program during its pilot year will share information about their experiences that will highlight both the challenges and rewards of leading a club, and tell participants about what’s ahead for the club in the 2013-2014 school year.
 
Volunteers interested in starting a Club for the 2012-2013 School Year need to get started now, before the 2012-2013 school year ends!
       
Attendees will learn about Civil Engineering Club and come away with specific information about forming a club, launching a club and running a successful club program.  They will gain additional insights from other members who have been involved from its beginning in developing and testing the Club.

Speakers:
Melissa Wu, P.E., M.ASCE
Jon M. Young, P.E., LEED AP, M.ASCE 
Tony Cioffi, P.E., M.ASCE 
 

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure Findings: An In-depth Discussion of the Facts Behind the Grades
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On March 19th, ASCE will release the 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, one of ASCE’s most well-known and quoted infrastructure publications. After over a year of research and planning by ASCE’s Committee for America’s Infrastructure, 16 categories of infrastructure are researched, reviewed, edited, and pared down to a simple letter grade and the core data for each category. Join the chair of the Report Card Committee and the head of ASCE’s Government Relations efforts to find out more about the research process and trends behind the grades. Don’t forget to download your own copy of the Report Card on March 19th at www.infrastructurereportcard.org and join us for this members only “behind the scenes” tour of the 2013 Report Card!
Speakers:
Robert Victor, P.E., Chair of ASCE’s Committee for America’s Infrastructure and sits on ASCE’s Board of Direction
Brian Pallasch, Managing Director of ASCE’s Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives

For more information:
www.infrastructurereportcard.org
www.asce.org/reportcard
E-mail: reportcard@asce.org  
  

 
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Why Women Leave Engineering- and what you can do about it
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Did you know that women comprise more than 20% of engineering school graduates, but only 11% of practicing engineers are women, despite decades of academic, federal, and employer interventions to address this gender gap? Most importantly, did you know that there is something you can do about it?

Join the world renown researchers behind the groundbreaking, NSF funded and much talked about study, Stemming The Tide: Why Women Leave Engineering to learn more about the newly released updates to the study, insights regarding their race/ethnicity findings and recommended steps you can take to remedy this national workforce crisis.

"Stemming the Tide" was conducted by Dr. Nadya Fouad, Professor with the Department of Educational Psychology, and Dr Romila Singh, Associate Professor of Organizations and Strategic Management, Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It was published in March 2011 by the university's Center for the Study of the Workplace.
 
ASCE Women’s History Month Feature:
Stemming The Tide: Why Women leave Engineering report
Center for the Study of the Workplace

Session Panelists:
Nadya A. Fouad, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Romila Singh Associate Professor, Lubar School of Business and Associate Research Director of the Center for the Study of the Workplace, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Careers in Structural Engineering
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Are you a civil engineering student and not really sure what specialty area of civil engineering you want to practice in? Do you have an eye for detail, enjoy planning, working in teams and desire to be at the forefront of creating a better quality of life for millions of people? Then a career in Structural Engineering may be just for you!

Structural Engineers are at the forefront of not only rebuilding America’s infrastructure but the world’s! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a Structural Engineer is $84,000 a year and the demand for Structural Engineers is expected to grow by 24% through the year 2018!

Join ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) leaders for this live and student focused discussion covering the topics of recommended classes to take, leading employers and selected career paths in structural engineering. You will have the opportunity to have your questions answered live and learn more about how the ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute can assist in launching your career!

Session Moderator:
Jennifer Goupil, P.E., Director, ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)

Session Panelists:
Takahiko Kimura, P.E., F. SEI, M.ASCE, Senior Principal Engineer-Parsons Brinckerhoff
W. Samuel Easterling, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Professor and Department Chair - Virginia Tech
Sarmad (Sam) A. Rihani, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, President -REI Consultants  
  

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Hosting an eLearning Webinar - What Can eLearning Offer You? 

About eLearning: eLearning is a recent Member Benefit developed in 2010 to offer FREE Webinars. These Webinars are for topics not covered in Continuing Education Webinars or Seminars. Members can not earn CEU/PDH for eLearning Webinars. Previous eLearning Webinars have covered a range of topics from career development, training for ASCE Sections and Branch leaders, and trenchless design. Webinars should be informative, and should not be exclusively for selling an item, such as a particular type of construction equipment. These Webinars are a great opportunity to provide members with an introduction into topics specific to your institute, and to help engage members to become more involved. Also, these are free for you to host!

About the Webinars: Webinars may be up to one hour in length. The format is a PowerPoint slide show with audio provided by the speaker. Slide shows can include video clips. Webinars are interactive: you can include poll questions for participants, and attendees can submit questions to the speaker electronically during the Webinar. Your Webinar can be less than one hour; most hosts intentionally save at least 10 minutes for Q & A at the end.
Following the airdate, Webinars will be archived for viewing on the eLearning Website for 90 days.

What you do: Come up with a topic, find a speaker/host, and submit your completed eLearning Webinar Request form to the eLearning team 8 weeks prior to your desired air date.

What we do: Work with Continuing Education and our Webinar vendor to secure your date and your training session. We handle the administrative aspects of the Webinar, such as making sure your materials are submitted to our vendor by the deadlines. We also market your Webinar through broadcast e-mails, eNews, SmartBrief, Section Informant, and on the eLearning page of the ASCE Website.

Please send your comments or ideas for future webinars to elearning@asce.org.

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